in an charged with rape and two other sexual offences against women. mr weinstein did not invent the bad behaviour, and the extent that there isa behaviour, and the extent that there is a bad behaviour in that industry, thatis is a bad behaviour in that industry, that is not what this is about. bad behaviour is not on trial in this case. a 96—year—old d—day veteran speaks about surviving a hammer attack, as a man is jailed for 20 years for attempted murder. president trump suggests his summit with north korean leader kimjong—un could still go ahead next month, despite cancelling the meeting yesterday. a 15—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering another boy of the same age in sheffield. now, ina boy of the same age in sheffield. now, in a moment, sports day, but first of all a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. seven o'clock, we will be live in new york where harvey weinstein has appeared in court charged with rape

and sexual abuse. 725, be looking ahead from the bbc‘s biggest weekend. and at 10:30pm, we'll be taking a first look at tomorrow's papers. so, that is all the head here on bbc news, but now, it is time for sports day. hello i'm john watson, welcome along to sportsday. ahead of a packed programme this evening. this the scene in kiev where liverpool fans continue to arrive ahead of the champions league final tomorrow with real madrid. join me for all the build—up to the final including jurgen klopp in defiant mood. this club have demonstrated that they can really go for the big things. nobody expected

us for the big things. nobody expected us to be here, but we are here, because we are liverpool. froome's in the pink as one briton ends the hopes of another on a dramatic day in the giro d'italia. while england toil for little reward on day two at lord's. also coming up tonight: it'll be high fives and thumbs up all round ifjonathan rea can make it a record breaking weekend as the world superbike championship rolls into town. to be talked about now in the same breath as him, it is incredible. yes plenty to come this evening ahead of a packed weekend of sport, with ruby union finals,

the championship play—off final and the champions league final taking centre stage. the focus of course falls on kiev where fans continue to arrive ahead of saturday's final between liverpool and real madrid. both managers facing the media today, we'll hear from them in a moment. but first let's cross to kiev and join hugh woozencroft who's there. hugh, what is the latest there? because we know in the build—up to tomorrow's match, we have heard a lot about liverpool fans who have struggled to get out there, some who haven't been able to get there at all. what of the atmosphere like? and what is the latest on those travel problems? good evening. so far, it has been a fantastic atmosphere. right at the heart of the city, the main fan point. thousands of them in their droves have been having a great time. we have been having a great time. we have been having a great time. we have been in kiev for the past couple of days, but there have not been many fans, a slow influx of liverpool fans, they have been having a great time, but of course,

if you do have a ticket and you are here, i guess you would be smiling, because there have been such difficulties for liverpool fans getting year. we had about two day coach journeys, through five different countries. cancelled flights, etc. we spoke to be me of kiev earlier, saying that he was so thankful that the citizens here had opened their arms, to the liverpool fans. one team that are here, is liverpool, they still came yesterday and after their own plane. 70,000 fa ns and after their own plane. 70,000 fans will be in there tomorrow, many of them wanted to get a gibbs of liverpool. many more fans the liverpool. many more fans the liverpool than real madrid on the streets from what we have seen. that would be there sixth champions league title. emre can and james milner should be fine to take part in the final should they get selected, and jurgen klopp, he spoke to the lee media after that training

session, talking a little bit about zinedine zidane, saying that he is a proven winner, and that is why he wa nts to proven winner, and that is why he wants to defy the odds tomorrow and stop real madrid lifting another title. easy row real madrid play against other teams, and eating well, they are really strong. but they have never played us, that is another pa rt of never played us, that is another part of the truth, and we are liverpool, and we are a really good foot ball liverpool, and we are a really good football team, and they have demonstrated that they can really go for the big things. nobody voted us to be here, but we are here because we are liverpool. the fans a dynastic part of this club. they have played a massive pa rt of club. they have played a massive part of us getting far in this competition. i'm sure madrid have a lot of fans as well, do not how many will be here tomorrow, but hopefully, our fans can create it happens via like they have it similarto happens via like they have it similar to anfield, because it has made a big difference to us

throughout the condition. asi as i say, we are here right in the heart of this city, fans have been very entertained to date, with a legends match between former liverpool players and row real madrid players. row real madrid one that 9-3. madrid players. row real madrid one that 9—3. robbie fowler at centre half, not a good idea for liverpool. i've notice of the players who took for liverpool. i thinkjurgen klopp knows how to play, and i think we all know the team, we all know row real madrid's team. they which internet style, and let's hope it is a shoot on, let's hope it's really entertaining. that is what we want. probably the die—hard file 's —— fans, will hope to see them in the final. the aim was to be in the top four and pass the knockout stage, and now they are here. hopefully, tomorrow they can do it. you are talking about the club that has won 12, it is in the dna of the club.

zinedine zidane has done an amazing job. the players have continued to wa nt to job. the players have continued to want to improve. get the best that is of each moment that they have. it has been a difficult season, but then they are in the final. champions league final has come around, and you know, you have that extra stuff that we had also in what was it, 1998. it is the dream come true. can you imagine how many theories would love to host the finals, and —— cities would love to host the finals. it is happening here and now. they are so emotional and so is and i'm really confessed about tomorrow. fans are waiting, the city of kiev is waiting to host, and whether... the city of kiev is waiting to host, and whether. .. i the city of kiev is waiting to host, and whether... i don't know who is going to win! if you listen to these songs being sung, one name right at the forefront, mohammed salam. —— salah.

he has grown up as a muslim. the beautiful game is not the only religion followed by liverpool's man of the moment. over three and a half thousand miles away from his hometown in egypt is this tiny mosque in liverpool where mo salah practices his fate. is lamb is an integral part of his life, and he settled in remarkably, and he prayed here like... it is a home from home. the mosque has paid a huge part of him settling in. he is a muslim outside of football, around the teachings of islam. people don't mind what fate he follows, people just like him for the sake of who he is. with 44 goals in 51 games this

season, salah has elevated almost all of them, and there is no surprise that he's boxed pride in the heart of muslim fans, whilst more accustomed to an alternative journey. he's basically showing the outside world what is lamb really is. i think he is breaking barriers, trying to show —— islam really is. i think you're showing that islam is not violent think you're showing that islam is not viole nt and think you're showing that islam is not violent and aggressive and strict. it is not bad. inspires me. he expires me to be a good football players, and have respect and have good sportsmanship. people in my class have been really supportive, not saying all these nasty stuff, they are being really supportive. as a north african and a ms lem, it is not only accepted he has received here in britain, it is adoration from fans and is public displays of his fate are breaking down cultural

barriers. we are teaching, and people die mac kids are putting up their hands and say they want to be like mo salah. i think he has inspired them. you can be a football player and a muslim. religion is not a barrier. salah has helped its team to his first champions league final in onlya to his first champions league final in only a decade, and to his first champions league final in onlya decade, and in to his first champions league final in only a decade, and in kiev, thousands of liverpool fans will be believers in the believer. one of the big talking point is mohammed salah, and the other big talking point has been the difficulty in getting travel and accommodation. a private chartered plane company had cancelled, three of them, we found yesterday that only one of those was able to get it today. that left in liverpool fans

left at home struggling to get themselves out, and that after the mayor of kiev had stepped in and tried to help them get a place at kiev to land, but we found out today that in fact, starting was the reason that they could not provide those flights. the mayor of liverpool has been talking about this today. he think that kiev was probably not a fitting place to hold a game of this magnitude. it is simply not good enough for 2018, that uefa has allowed this to happen and all the people, as well. someone needed a grizzled ability. somebody has to be held accountable for what clearly is, as i say... i am not in any way underestimating what this is. it is a shambles. as i say, people have been let down and wrongly so. so, there you have it. some very good disappointed liverpool fans, but everybody here, today, smiling,

looking forward expectantly to what should be a mouthwatering mouthwatering clash between liverpool and row real madrid. absolutely, we will join liverpool and row real madrid. absolutely, we willjoin hugh a little later, but for the moment, many thanks indeed for that. yes, and before tomorrow's final, wembley hosts the match which could be worth as much as £280 million to the winners. the championship playoff final between aston villa and fulham at five o'clock. defeat for the latter on the last day of the season saw them miss on automatic promotion. they come up against a villa side managed by steve bruce, who's secured promotion to the premier league four times, more than any other manager. we have two win as far as i am concerned. a horrible scrappy game, win1—0, we would take that all day long. but we all like to put on a show, and have a grateful format, but it is all about winning, we have got to get the club back to where it

was the bee. —— free -- free i don't think there is a secret, that any team would be able to get one over on us, but obviously, that is losing against birmingham, and losing against derby. it hasjust been a consistency thing. very focused on playing a certain style, no matter what the circumstances, what the situation. that matt gets under way at five o'clock. —— match. another team out of the championship but heading the other way is sunderland, who announced their new manager today. jack ross joins from st mirren, having led the scottish side to the championship title this season. no debating there new managing director knows the club inside out, because tony davison used to step in as sampson the cat, the club's mascot. nojob is clearly too big or small. although the way the last few seasons have gone, you imagine sunderland will need every one of their nine lives if they're to escape relegation again.

with skills like that, they could do with him on the field, as well, couldn't they? amazing skills, there. now to cycling. the first grand tour of the year where today one briton ended the hopes of another. simon yates, having led the giro d'italia for 13 days, saw his lead evaporate as chris froome produced a stunning ride to seize the leader's pink jersey with two stages remaining. joe lynskey reports. in grand tours commie right for weeks and the clients keep coming. the second last day in the alt is where tickets call on simon yates. he has led since the start, this is where his hopes ended. a fortnight of injuring swept away in one old move. chris froome attacking from

the front, not at the finish, but with 50 miles to go. even in his, all conquering career, he had made no statement like this. froome started the day in fourth overall, but when it as he went at sight of the chasers, he was within reach of the chasers, he was within reach of the big jersey,... the war at the finish struck the blow to the field, froome the overall leader by 40 seconds. after his troubled year, this is the debut smiles returned, and while eyes are on the podium, yates was crossing the line, he fell away by more than half an hour, beaten by the clients and the class. _by beaten by the clients and the class. —— by the climbs and the class. a remarkable ride from chris froome, and i'm sorry to say a rather unremarkable day today for england's cricketers — again. after being bowled out on the opening day, wickets were the order of the day today, butjoe root‘s side found them hard to come by. pakistan lead by 166 runs at the close.

can you sense the frustration in that throw? the joe can you sense the frustration in that throw? thejoe root can you sense the frustration in that throw? the joe root for england, it was surely the overriding emotion at lord's. pakistan strong, sturdy and adding to their score, both ali in the runs, the latter reaching 50 before mark wood and then james runs, the latter reaching 50 before mark wood and thenjames anderson but both men before lunch. butjust as the tourists were made to feel uncomfortable, they settled in, yet again. two more half centuries, as england's 184 again. two more half centuries, as england's184 was quickly passed. yet, the bowling of ben stokes can change any game, as and as i so —— as often happens, stokes struck. and then, once more, the captain with then, once more, the captain with the poorest bees of cricket, his side have played into mac days. a tasty final session, now. side have played into mac days. a

tasty finalsession, now. stokes side have played into mac days. a tasty final session, now. stokes did more damage. he had to retire hurt, yet with their tail inside, the tourists battled on yet again. we all know what the best form of defences, definitely do. their lead well over 100 runs now, and drops like that will not help england's cause. it was the fifth of the innings, and the hosts could have plenty of time yet to think it over in the field. joe wilson is live at lord's for us. his captors really indicative —— this cat is really indicative. where is it all going wrong? well, i don't know. i haven't played another department. i guess when you are a tea m department. i guess when you are a team that wins a toss and bat and just gets 184 runs in your first innings, you have to have a nap and a second day. that did not happen

for england. the lack of variety in their bowling, no left arm is, no leg spinners, nobody with frightening pace. you have two condiments pakistan's discipline, organisation and concentration. they showed it with their bowlers and their batsman. the 19—year—old, really a leg spinning 20—20 player, he comes out and a half century, here. yes, ben stokes was good thing that, but those half chances they need to get back into the game, they never came. there could still be more work for england's bowlers tomorrow, john, but at some point on saturday they will have two batsford allied with those old—fashioned test —— have two bat for their lives. perhaps england could learn one or

two things from the opposition. joel wilson, live for us. thank you very much. jamie mcdonnell, britain's longest running boxing world champion, lost his wba world title today after being knocked out in the opening round of his bantamweight showdown in tokyo. he travelled to the far east unbeaten in ten years and world champion for four, but that reign ended after one minute and 52 seconds as he was stopped by japanese star naoya inoue. mcdonnell looked a little large after the weigh—in but couldn't stop the flurry of shots in the opening round. after defeat, he said he would step up a division. inoue looks like a star in the making. fellow british boxer natasha gale has been ruled out of defending her european title aftre being suspended from the gb squad over a conduct issue at the commonwealth games. she's been temprarily suspended although gb performance director rob mccracken exopects her to return to the elite programme. it is around conduct, and, you know,

interacting with her colleagues, and the support staff and the coaches, really, and you know, you do get this in sport, you get this quite regularly. you're probably reached the point where it was deemed a cce pta ble the point where it was deemed acceptable by the programme, and thatis acceptable by the programme, and that is where we are at. there is a way forward without a doubt and hopefully she will be up and running soon and back in the programme. the hugely respected boxing trainer brendan ingle, who trained four world champions in his career, has died at the age of 77. those included naseem hamed and johnny nelson, he initially opened his gym as a place for young people to train, but made a real success story of it and those he trained. he also trained herol "bomber" graham during his career as a trainer after he had fought himself in the middleweight division and was made an mbe in 1998. the two outstanding teams in english club rugby meet in tomorrow's premiership final at twickenham.

as exeter and saracens go head to head. it was exeter who topped the table at the end of the sesaon, before beating newcastle in the play offs. they are the current champions, in a third final in as many years, saracens attempting to lift the title they won against the chiefs two years ago. a couple of years ago we gave them too much of a lead at the start and although we did well to come back the second half, we realistically give ourselves a bit too much to do. yeah, we are definitely aware of that, but we are much better side than we were two years ago. leinster will look to add domestic honours to the champions cup they lfted in bilbao earlier this month after thir european triumph over racing 92. it's scarlets their opponents, who are the tournament's defending champions but lost here at the aviva stadium to the european champions just a month ago in teh champions cup. the two captains isa nacewa and ken owens standing with the pro 14 trophy which they will contest come six o'clock tomorrow evening.

that game, we look back at it, learnt a lot, so what went wrong, andl learnt a lot, so what went wrong, and i think since that game, we have really built and improved over the la st really built and improved over the last three or four weeks. starting with that dragons game. we have built that momentum, and i think the things that we have learnt we have delivered over the last two weeks especially, in the last quarterfinal and the semifinal, i think up in glasgow. let's round up some of the day's other stories. rory mcilroy in the swing at the pga championship at wentworth, he leads after the second round on 12 under par, three shots ahead of his nearest rival. he produced a seven under par round of 65. not everyone in such good form, thomas pieters of belgium couldn't hide his exasperation after two dropped shots through his opening three holes in the second round. rory mcilroy in the swing at the pga championship

at wentworth, he leads after the second round on 12 under par, three shots ahead of his nearest rival. he produced a seven under par round of 65. and cameron norrie, having secured a spot in his first atp semi final at the lyon open having beaten a top ten player for the first time, that is where his run ended aftre the british number three lost to the frenchman gilles simon. now it could be a record breaking weekend for world superbike championjonathan rea who competes at donington park this weekend. victory for the championship leader would see the northern irishman eclipse carl fogarty as the rider with the most wins in the sport's history. azi farni's been trackside to meet him. he finished runner—up in the bbc‘s sports personality of the year and was awarded with an mbe. these last 12 months have been a dream come true. it was completely unexpected to be runner—up. receiving my mbe was be the most nervous i have been

all season. to do it three times in all season. to do it three times in a rare and become the first guy, that was incredible. i got closer to carl fogarty‘s record, as well. to me he isa carl fogarty‘s record, as well. to me he is a god. he was the last rider to dominate the sport. now, rea has a chance to set his own record in history. i don't want to think about it too much. i won race two here last year, it has not been so kind to me in the past, but last yea r‘s result so kind to me in the past, but last year's result gives me some confidence. i got all the travelling support coming from northern ireland, the uk fans have always been super receptive to me, so it would be incredible to do it here. jonathan currently leads the standings by 47 points. he would become only the second man after carl fogarty to have four titles. it

could be another record—breaking season forjonathan, but what will come at the end of it, his success here has inevitably been later they moved —— linked to a move of moto gp. i enjoyed i enjoyed the experience, got to go there without time that time the best bike and the best team. i am realistic, and 31. the kids right now coming through, they are the future, and i really don't believe that i will bet that amazing opportunity that i am looking for, that. i don't want to settle for second best. wherever his future may lie, jonathan is audience in his name alongside the legends of the sport. the british fans, he is already a hero. now the nostalgic amongst you will be interested to hear that the classic comic book roy of the rovers is makiing a comeback after 17 years

on the substitute bench roy race is getting a reboot. the escapades of the striker featured in various forms between 1950's and 2001. he's going to be featured in match of the day magazine from june and in a series of novels from september. and it coincides of course with the start of the world cup, and as we know, no world cup is complete without the offical song for the tournament. and we can give you a taste of that now. it features none other than will smith who's been brought in to provide his dulcet tones. he put this up on instagram, and here's a taster. # yo, got invited to be on the fifa world cup song

i will now handed back to hugh who will close at the programme from kiev ahead of tomorrow's final. i think the parties to starting going into friday night as the build up just over 24 hours to the big champions league final between liverpool and real madrid. the question is will salah be on form, or will ronaldo be playing the match at his rhythm. the now, it is goodbye. it is going to be one this weekend. further south we will see a mixer of sunny spells but also heavy and sundry down pours. the rest of the evening will be cloudy and misty murky, good swathes of england and

wales, particularly across wales, central and northern england. should turn a little bit drier. to the north, it should be clear and a touch cooler further south. it will be really warm and muddy. we will see some of that low cloud and mr tanning. so, we start that they are off on tanning. so, we start that they are offona tanning. so, we start that they are off on a rather misty, murky. any overnight rain clearing away, and then we will see plenty of sunshine developing, a glorious day, in fact, but there is a threat of some heavy showers and thunderstorms developing, particularly across southern england and wales, be into northern ireland. the temperature is 25-26d. ? this is bbc news, the headlines at seven.

harvey weinstein appears in court charged with rape and sexual abuse. his lawyer says the film producer will plead not guilty. mr weinstein did not invent the casting couch in hollywood and to the extent that there is bad behaviour in that industry, that is not what this is about. bad behaviour is not on trial in this case. the modesty of a 96—year—old d—day veteran who fought off a hammer attack and was left for dead. i blame myself, because i was special services. i think i should really have known how to deal with this. is it off or on? president trump says the planned north korea summit could go ahead, one day after it was cancelled. also in the next hour — disappointment for some liverpool fans as mo salah and the squad prepare for tomorrow's